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ayaghmour2 · 11-06-2023, 04:27 PM

Just a quick post as we are just under a month away from Spring Training. Turns out I was wrong on the CWL, there was actually one game left, so Zane Kelley's numbers ended up a bit worse then whatever I mentioned. The Stallions lost, finishing at .500, but still best in their three seasons. The eventual winner was the Cienfuegos Crocodiles, who beat the Stallions by three games in the Western Division.

The most interesting thing going on right now is Hall of Fame voting, as we have a rather "controversial" class. I think it's clear, Tom Bird should be in the hall, he's the best offensive catcher of his time, but there's a faction that doesn't want him as a first ballot guy. Statistically, he's leaps and bounds better then everyone else, but with a short career I can sort of see a slim case against him. As long as that lead to an empty ballot, as even though my ballot has three other players, Bird is clearly the class. There's also a veterans ballot so hopefully some of those guys get in, most notably John Cook, who was worth 143.1 WAR in 18 seasons with a 127 WRC+, 2,505 hits, and 454 steals.

There has been a little action on the trade front, but mainly players going to the Fed. I can't wait for the spring, mainly because we need to get back to playing as I can't wait to erase the annoying season we just endured. Again, we'll head into the season as the favorite for the association, but the odds of us meeting expectations? Well, don't get your hopes up...

Oh well, it's almost Peter the Heater time again! And OSA thinks he's the second best pitcher again! Donnie 6, Duke 11. Even Skipper (8th) and Sal (13th) are getting love for position players!

11-06-2023, 04:27 PM	#1255
ayaghmour2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,100	Offseason Notes Just a quick post as we are just under a month away from Spring Training. Turns out I was wrong on the CWL, there was actually one game left, so Zane Kelley's numbers ended up a bit worse then whatever I mentioned. The Stallions lost, finishing at .500, but still best in their three seasons. The eventual winner was the Cienfuegos Crocodiles, who beat the Stallions by three games in the Western Division. The most interesting thing going on right now is Hall of Fame voting, as we have a rather "controversial" class. I think it's clear, Tom Bird should be in the hall, he's the best offensive catcher of his time, but there's a faction that doesn't want him as a first ballot guy. Statistically, he's leaps and bounds better then everyone else, but with a short career I can sort of see a slim case against him. As long as that lead to an empty ballot, as even though my ballot has three other players, Bird is clearly the class. There's also a veterans ballot so hopefully some of those guys get in, most notably John Cook, who was worth 143.1 WAR in 18 seasons with a 127 WRC+, 2,505 hits, and 454 steals. There has been a little action on the trade front, but mainly players going to the Fed. I can't wait for the spring, mainly because we need to get back to playing as I can't wait to erase the annoying season we just endured. Again, we'll head into the season as the favorite for the association, but the odds of us meeting expectations? Well, don't get your hopes up... Oh well, it's almost Peter the Heater time again! And OSA thinks he's the second best pitcher again! Donnie 6, Duke 11. Even Skipper (8th) and Sal (13th) are getting love for position players!